The Iron Crown Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.9228, -115.60170
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Iron Crown Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Crown Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Tenmile District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. A. Lauterman
Owner Name: G. P. Kelly
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1888
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): Reported Production From $70000 - $250000
Comment (Location): Location Uncertain
Comment (Commodity): Vein Walls Said To Average $5/Ton Au
Comment (Development): Kincaid Mill On The Property
References
Reference (Deposit): 1934 Recon P. J. Shenon, J. C. Reed, Circ. 9
Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ 9
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho Counnty, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.
Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1907, Eight Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1906
Reference (Deposit): 1907 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Rept.
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